Director Nursing Perioperative

Texas Health Resources•Denton, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, located in Denton, TX, has been providing full-service care to residents across North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1987. It is a significant employer in Denton County with 255 beds, over 1,100 employees, and 450 physicians. The hospital offers advanced care in various specialties including robotic and endovascular surgery, general surgery, orthopedics, sports medicine, spine and back services, emergency medicine, and weight loss surgery. Additional services encompass cancer treatment, critical care, neonatology, cardiac CT imaging, neurology, electrophysiology, stroke care, vascular care, women’s and infants’ services, interventional radiology, and wound care. The facility boasts a four-story Women and Infants Specialty Center, which includes labor and delivery beds, C-section suites, antepartum beds, and postpartum beds, and is Denton’s sole provider of obstetrical and neonatal intensive care. Texas Health Denton is a Joint Commission-accredited Primary (Level II) Stroke Center, a certified Chest Pain Center, a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, and a Magnet-designated hospital, actively pursuing Level III Trauma Center designation. Texas Health Resources, the parent organization, has over 28,000 employees and aims to improve the health of the communities it serves, offering career growth and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Nursing required
3 years experience as a registered nurse including 1 year in a leadership role (manager or above) required
RN - Registered Nurse required upon hire
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
Knowledge of industry standards JCAHO, Medicare, OSHA, Regulatory standards for affected area of responsibility
Knowledge of continuous improvement, change management, Emergency preparedness

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree Nursing or related healthcare field preferred
Certified in nursing administration/clinical specialty preferred within 12 months of hire

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and delegate activities as required for the safe, efficient, and effective operation of the department including active participation with other hospital and leadership staff to accomplish this objective.
Develop and oversees policies, procedures, and standards that direct department operations.
As required for the service, verify that standards are consistent with hospital, community and nationally recognized evidence based practice standards.
Actively incorporate measures to obtain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and requirements.
Identify and utilize processes and resources that support optimal delivery of data and information to leadership team and staff.
Establish priorities for department growth and enhancement based on customer need, research findings, and industry trends.
Effectively market the service to key stakeholders.
Collaborate with nurses providing direct patient care and members of other disciplines at all levels in the development, implementation, and evaluation of program and services.
Stewardship of the department resources by fostering a continuous improvement mindset. Drive high quality patient care in a cost efficient manner.
In collaboration with department management and staff, determine the appropriate number and level of staff, balancing competency, patient needs, patient outcomes, patient safety outcomes and productivity guidelines.
Monthly review of the Departmental Responsibility Reports (DRRs) to determine adherence to operational performance targets.
Regularly communicate with staff and customer groups, as appropriate, regarding hospital/department goals, results and future direction.
Advocate for appropriate fiscal and Human Resources to accomplish work/goals for the Nursing Division/Department and the Organization.
Collaborate with all customer groups (patients, department/hospital staff, physicians and other customer groups), to meet and exceed needs/expectations.
Create and maintain a collaborative work environment (patients, physicians and key stakeholders).
Actively engage customer groups on a regular basis to promote effective customer relationships and communication with prompt resolution of issues and concerns.
Evaluate customer satisfaction on a regular basis to determine gaps between actual results and expectations.
Use benchmark data from internal and external sources to identify opportunities for improvement of care and patient safety.
Identify key performance indicators that need to be monitored and evaluated.
Develop, monitor and evaluate systems that improve organizational performance.
Include department staff in shared KPI goal setting, strategy development and outcomes analysis.
Oversee the effectiveness of the department recruitment and retention program, taking action as necessary to provide an adequate level of qualified staff.
Promote professional growth, development and accountability in staff, students and colleagues.
Track and evaluate staff performance and individual development, holding staff accountable for achieving service expectations.
Coach and mentor subordinate staff in order to improve their performance an expand responsibilities.
Develop and support shared decision-making through the Unit Based Council model in order to develop inter/intradepartmental teamwork and team goal accomplishments.
Recognize and reward individual and team accomplishments.
Identify leadership talent and actively develops leadership skills.
Support diversity objectives of the organization in recruiting and promotion into leadership roles.
Network with peers in State/Region/Nation to share ideas and conduct mutual problem-solving.
Promote understanding and effective use of organization management and nursing theories and research.
Demonstrate ethical decision making as a professional behavior that reflects the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses and supports the Department Philosophy of Nursing.
Establish collegial relationships with physicians, unit personnel, and administration.
Integrate team-building strategies and principles of group process in interaction with staff.
Promote the professional image of nursing in demeanor, appearance, attitude and behaviors.
Engage in self-performance appraisal on a regular basis, identifying areas of strength as well as areas for professional/practice development.
Support and promote community health activities among staff, colleagues, personnel, and administration.